US5020139A - Three digit channel entry by use of an extended keypress - Google Patents
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- the subject application concerns the field of television receivers having channel selection capability including direct entry of digits.
- Broadcast television channels in the United States are assigned channel numbers between 2 and 83, inclusive.
- the cable television channel numbering system differed from the broadcast television channel numbering system, in that cable television channels were numbered from 2 to 99.
- all broadcast television channels and cable television channels could be selected by entering, at most, two digits via a keyboard, mounted on the television receiver itself, or on a remote control unit.
- This limit of two digits per channel number has allowed the development of television receivers in which the tuner is controlled to select the desired channel immediately upon receiving the second digit of the channel number.
- the RCA CTC-140 color television receiver chassis manufactured by Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, is an example of such a system.
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- Cable channel number 95 to 97 reside in the commercial FM radio broadcast band (88 MHz-108 MHz) and are not usually used in order to avoid interference between the desired television signal and the undesired FM radio signal.
- the keyboard includes an ENTER key for signaling the completion of a channel number entry.
- ENTER key for signaling the completion of a channel number entry.
- Such a system is known from the MBC-300 remote control unit manufactured by Zenith Corporation.
- Second, operation of the ENTER key undesirably adds a separate keystroke to the selection of all channels, requiring three keystrokes to select most channels, and four keystrokes to select channels greater than 99.
- the cost and complexity of the keyboard, keycode encoding and keycode decoding is increased by the addition of the ENTER key.
- it requires an additional key on keyboards which in recent years have become more and more crowded as new features have been added.
- the keyboard of the RCA CRK-55 remote control unit includes 80 keys. Adding an ENTER key to such complex keyboards is undesirable, in that a user may have to search among all those keys for the additional ENTER key.
- a remote control unit includes a "100s" key.
- the operation of the 100s key enables a three digit channel number entry mode, by causing the entry of the digit 1 in the leftmost place of the three-digit channel number.
- Such a remote control unit is manufactured by Magnavox Corporation and bears model number UR111MX. This approach also exhibits the above-mentioned feature of an immediate reaction of the television receiver by tuning a channel upon receipt of the last digit entered by the viewer.
- it has the three other disadvantages discussed above with respect to the separate ENTER key.
- a keyboard system having three-digit channel number data entry capability measures the period in which the first key is activated, if the first key corresponds to the digit 1. If the time measurement exceeds a predetermined time interval, then a three digit channel number is presumed, and tuning will not occur immediately after the entry of the second digit but rather, after the entry of the third digit. If, however, the time measurement does not exceed a predetermined interval, then a two digit channel number is presumed and tuning is caused to occur immediately after the entry of the second channel number.
- FIG. 1 shows, in block diagram form, an apparatus suitable for practicing the invention.
- FIG. 2 shows the keyboard of a remote control unit suitable for use with the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a portion of the control program of the controller of FIG. 1.
- a television receiver includes an RF input terminal 100 which receives radio frequency (RF) signals and applies them to a tuner assembly 102.
- Tuner assembly 102 selects and amplifies a particular RF signal under control of a tuner controller 104 which provides a tuning voltage via a wire 103, and band-switching signals via signal lines represented by the broad double-ended arrow 103'.
- Tuner assembly 102 converts the received RF signal to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal and provides an IF output signal to video (VIF) and sound (SIF) amplifier and detector unit 108.
- VIF/SIF amplifier and detector unit 108 amplifies the IF signal applied to its input terminal and detects the video and audio information contained therein.
- the detected video information is applied as one input of a video processor unit 122.
- the detected audio signal is applied to an audio processor 106 for processing and amplification before being applied to a speaker (not shown).
- Video signal processor 122 supplies a composite video signal to a sync separator unit 160 which produces vertical (V) and horizontal (H) synchronizing signals at respective outputs.
- the horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals are applied to a horizontal and vertical deflection unit 170 for generating scanning control signals for application to the yoke windings of a picture tube assembly (not shown).
- Tuner controller 104 (which may be within control microcomputer 110) generates the tuning voltage and band-switching signals in response to control signals applied from a system control microcomputer ( ⁇ C) 110.
- ⁇ C system control microcomputer
- microcomputer and “microprocessor”, as used herein, are equivalent. It is also recognized that the control function of microcomputer 110 may be performed by an integrated circuit especially manufactured for that specific purpose (i.e., a "custom chip"), and the term “controller”, as used herein, is also intended to include such a device.
- Microcomputer 110 receives user-initiated commands from an infrared (IR) receiver 119 and from a "local" keyboard 118 mounted on the television receiver itself.
- IR receiver 119 receives IR transmissions from remote control transmitter 128.
- Microcomputer 110 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 113, a program memory (ROM) 112, and stores channel-related data in a random-access memory (RAM) 120.
- RAM 120 may be either internal to, or external to, microprocessor 110, and may be of either the volatile or non-volatile type.
- RAM is also intended to include electrically-erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM).
- EEPROM electrically-erasable programmable read only memory
- Microprocessor 110 may also include an on-screen display unit (OSD) 185 for generating auxiliary signals suitable for displaying indicia, such as characters, for display on the display screen of the picture tube.
- OSD on-screen display unit
- auxiliary signals suitable for displaying indicia, such as characters, for display on the display screen of the picture tube.
- on-screen display unit 185 may be external to microprocessor 110.
- Microprocessor 110 also includes a timer 122 for timing an interval under control of CPU 113.
- timer 122 may be external to microprocessor 110, or the timing function may be accomplished in software by executing sets of instructions which cause the occurrence of precisely defined delay periods. These sets of instructions are usually in the form of subroutines, known in the art as timing loop subroutines, which are called by the CPU, as needed.
- the television receiver described thus far is known from the RCA CTC-140 color television receiver manufactured by Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
- FIG. 2 shows the keyboard 200 of a remote control transmitter for controlling a color television receiver.
- Keyboard 200 includes a VOLUME DOWN key 210, a VOLUME UP key 220, an ON/OFF key 230, and a 0-9 numeric keypad, generally designated 240, for entering numeric data, such as channel number.
- the present invention is directed to a channel number data entry system for a television receiver employing a numeric keyboard, which system allows the selection of cable channels having channel numbers greater than 99, without the use of a separate ENTER or 100s key. Specifically, if the leading digit of a desired channel number is a number one, a measurement is made of the time interval during which the number one key is activated. If the measured time interval exceeds 2 seconds, then a three digit channel entry mode is enabled. If the measured time interval does not exceed 2 seconds, then a two digit channel entry mode is enabled. In both modes, the desired channel is tuned upon receipt of the final digit of the channel number.
- FIG. 3 shows a portion of the keyboard decoding routine of the control program of microprocessor 110.
- the purpose of the portion of the routine shown in FIG. 3 is to detect the extended keypress of the number 1 key which causes the enabling of the three digit channel entry mode.
- the usual keycode decoding and display functions are performed in another portion of the keyboard decoding routine of the control program of microprocessor 110.
- the keycode decoding and display functions are not shown in FIG. 3 because they are known per se and need not be described here.
- the routine of FIG. 3 is executed each time a keycode is received.
- the routine is entered at step 300 and receives a digit from IR receiver 119, or from local keyboard 118, at step 310.
- a check is made to determine if this is the first digit entered for this particular channel number. If so, then the program advances to step 320, at which a check is made to see if the first digit received is the number 1. All channel numbers greater than 99 begin with the number 1. Therefore, if the first digit received is not the number one, then the no path is taken from step 320 to step 325 because the desired channel must have a two digit channel number.
- step 330 the message 1 - is caused to be displayed on the display screen. That is, if the first digit received is the number 1, then the desired channel number may fall in a first range from 10 to 19, or a second range from 100 to 199.
- these two ranges may be distinguished from each other by the length of time in which the number 1 key for the leading digit is activated. That is, if the number 1 key is held activated for a period of at least 2 seconds, then a 3-digit channel number entry mode is enabled. If not, then a 2-digit channel number entry mode is enabled. Accordingly, at step 340 a check is made to see if the number 1 key is still pressed, if not then a short activation is detected, and the 2-digit entry mode is enabled at step 325.
- step 350 may entail either reading the output of a hardware timer such as timer 122, or executing a timing loop subroutine. If the 2 second time interval has expired, then the program advances to step 360 at which the message 1 - - is caused to be displayed, and the 3-digit channel number entry mode is enabled at step 370. The program is then exited at step 380 to the remainder of the keyboard decoding routines, known per se.. Step 380 is also reached directly from step 315 for the second and third digits received, since they do not affect the decision of whether or not the channel number is greater than 99.
- apparatus When a user wishes to enter the cable channel number 135, apparatus in accordance with the subject invention performs as follows. The user would first press the number 1 key. In response, the OSD circuitry would cause the display of 1 - . If the user does not release the number 1 key, but rather holds it down for 2 seconds, then the display would then change to 1 - -. This display indicates to the user that the three digit channel number entry mode has been entered. The display would show 1 3 - in response to the entering of the digit 3, and 1 3 5 in response to the entering of the last digit. Immediately after receiving the final digit of the three digit channel number, in this example the numeral 5, control microprocessor 110 causes tuner assembly 102 to tune to cable channel 135.
- an ENTER key or 100s key to keyboard of the remote control unit may require the modification of the control program of both the remote control unit (to detect, process and transmit the new keycode), and the control program of the controller in the television receiver (to receive, decode and process the new keycode).
- the subject channel number data entry system described above avoids the necessity of modifying the control program of the remote control unit, because the invention resides in the television receiver and not in the remote control unit. As a result of the fact that no modification of the remote control unit is necessary, existing remote control units may be used when practicing the invention.
- keyboard complexity is not increased, the cost of adding the additional key is saved, and the cost modifying the control program of the remote control unit is saved.
- consumer electronic equipment includes television receivers and radios.
- television receiver includes television receivers having a display device (commonly known as television sets) and television receivers without a display device, such as VCRs.
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______________________________________ CABLE PICTURE CHANNEL # CARRIER FREQUENCY BAND ______________________________________ 65-89 313.25 MHz-613.25 MHz UHF 90-94 619.25 MHz-643.25 MHz UHF 95-99 (historically called A-1 to A-5) Low VHF 100-139 649.25 MHz-885.25 MHz UHF ______________________________________
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